Wireless put-to-light system and method

a technology of wired light and put-to-light, which is applied in the field of wireless put-to-light system and method, can solve the problems of reducing the efficiency of the warehouse picking and order filling system, achieving optimal speed, and only realistically carrying a limited number of job totes, so as to reduce job errors and increase picking efficiency.

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-12-08
TIEMAN JAMES K
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[0010]It is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless put-to-light order fulfillment system that can be retrofitted and integrated into existing inventory management databases. In an exemplary embodiment, alert devices are placed on job order totes,

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It is important to note that physical limitations place constraints on how efficient a warehouse picking and order filling system can be.
An optimal number of pickers can be reached before the warehouse is too full, the

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[0018]As required, detailed aspects of the disclosed subject matter are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed aspects are merely exemplary of the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art how to variously employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed structure.

[0019]The included embodiments of the present invention are typically mentioned with reference to a wireless put-to-light inventory picking and job order filling system, and a method of performing the same. The preferred embodiment of the present invention is able to be retrofitted into an existing picking and job order filling system in order to increase job performance speed while removing picker error.

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Abstract

A wireless put-to-light order fulfillment system capable of being retrofitted and integrated into existing inventory management databases. In an exemplary embodiment, alert devices are placed on job order totes, and each alert device is associated with the host system's database software using an alert interface software. The lights on the job order totes inform pickers where to put the recently picked inventory item, reducing job errors and increasing picking efficiency.

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[0001]This application claims priority in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 351,997, filed Jun. 7, 2010, which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to a system and method for adding a wireless put-to-light directional system to an existing system for picking items from a warehouse, or other similar activity, and the practice of a method of such.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Typical picking systems and methods seek to become more efficient by optimizing the number of picks that can be made in a certain period of time, while limiting the number of errors when making those picks. This leads to a maximum level of efficiency that can exist without improving the picking system itself. There are physical limits to the efficiency that can exist; a human picker can only handle a small number of different jobs at one time, and can only move so fast along rows of inven...

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IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/00
CPCG06Q10/063114G06Q10/06
Inventor TIEMAN, JAMES K.
Owner TIEMAN JAMES K
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